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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 28 January 1901. [1] Despite receiving only the third highest number of votes, the Progressive Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament with 40 of the 164 seats. Voter turnout was 42.7%. [2]
Party | Votes [a] | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Party | 66,910 | 22.84 | 29 | +27 | |
People's Liberal Party | 65,680 | 22.42 | 24 | +5 | |
Progressive Liberal Party | 58,860 | 20.09 | 40 | +32 | |
Democratic Party | 49,070 | 16.75 | 27 | +17 | |
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 22,600 | 7.72 | 12 | +12 | |
Liberal Party | 15,111 | 5.16 | 5 | –84 | |
Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party | 14,680 | 5.01 | 2 | –2 | |
Conservative Party | 2 | +1 | |||
Other parties | 4 | 0 | |||
Independents | 19 | –13 | |||
Total | 292,911 | 100.00 | 164 | –5 | |
Valid votes | 292,911 | 84.95 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 51,876 | 15.05 | |||
Total votes | 344,787 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 806,697 | 42.74 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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